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1. Are individuals morally obligated to be charitable, or is it a supererogatory act?
2. Are states morally obligated to be charitable, or is it a supererogatory act?
3. Are the duties that human beings have towards one another different from the duties that states have towards one another? If there is a difference, what is it?4. Are states morally obligated to be charitable, or is it a supererogatory act?
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What say the big moral theorists?
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Depends on your definition of charity
If you're talking about letting a person die when you could've helped them, then you're a shitty person. Similar with less impacting events than death.
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>>9045901
Shitty person or simply someone who failed to be a great person?
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1. nah, nah
2. nah but i'll force it
3. they're the same because there are no duties
4. nah but i'd force it
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>>9045927
then why do you think there's all this outrage over the us decision to no longer help out some suffering peoples in one specific way?
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>>9045917
It's just dual. You could have been good but you weren't. You could have been not-bad but you were.
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>>9045862
this sounds like you're trying to get answers for a fucking assignment
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>>9045862
Define "obligated".
Obligated by what or whom?
Based on what morals?
What does it mean to have a duty towards someone?
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